Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$12,243
$14,829
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$616
$5,238
Average paid from out of state, estimated
$10,668
$15,040
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
Skyline College
West Los Angeles College
Under $30,000
$616
$5,214
$30,000–$48,000
—
$5,306
$48,000–$75,000
—
$1,872
$75,000–$110,000
—
$11,187
After you start
Measure
Skyline College
West Los Angeles College
Undergrads
7,620
7,284
Graduate within 6 years
41%
21%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$62,578
$45,826
Median debt at graduation
$7,500
$12,970
Highlighted only when the gap is at least 5%. "Average paid" is what students who got federal aid paid per year after grants, not a price quote; at public colleges the income rows are in-state students. The out-of-state estimate adds a public college's extra out-of-state tuition to its in-state average; out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more. How we get our numbers